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hirono of hawaii. the chair: the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hirono: thank you. i rise to speak in favor of this amendment. i certainly appreciate the opportunity to speak on this amendment. the basic idea of this amendment is to ensure the safety of the traveling public and those whose job it is to get them safely to their destinations and my amendment has to do with smoke in the cockpit. and i do note that the f.a.a. re-authorization bill that is under consideration today already acknowledges the concern about smoke in the cockpit, because it requires the g.a.o. to study what the f.a.a. has done to address smoke in the cockpit. so my bill takes this concern to a more focused level by establishing an aviation rule making committee and are made up of representatives aviation, labor and other experts. their tasks would be to examine and provide regulatory recommendations on the issue of cockpit smoke. this committee will not cost th
hirono of hawaii. the chair: the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hirono: thank you. i rise to speak in favor of this amendment. i certainly appreciate the opportunity to speak on this amendment. the basic idea of this amendment is to ensure the safety of the traveling public and those whose job it is to get them safely to their destinations and my amendment has to do with smoke in the...
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hirono of hawaii. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 189, the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from hawaii. ms. hirono: thank you. i rise to speak in favor of this amendment. geographically, hawaii is the world's most isolated archipelago. it is the only u.s. state made up completely of islands. there are four counties in hawaii, all of which are separated by a body of water. air travel is the fastest and most effective means of transportation between our islands. it is also the mode of transportation that we rely on most for moving goods and other cargo and even our daily mail. the 15 airports operated by the airports division of the hawaii department of transportation are responsible for maintaining safe and efficient facilities that accommodate approximately 25 million passengers a year. this is a tremendous responsibility and an ongoing challenge. it is because of the fundamental role that air travel plays in the day-to-day lives of the people of hawaii and commerce of hawaii t
hirono of hawaii. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 189, the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hirono, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from hawaii. ms. hirono: thank you. i rise to speak in favor of this amendment. geographically, hawaii is the world's most isolated archipelago. it is the only u.s. state made up completely of islands. there are four counties in hawaii, all of which are separated by a body of water. air travel is the...
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of course, hawaii is the first u.s. state to be hit with the -- with the tidal wave that follows -- followed that disaster, and it's still playing out. we still haven't done the all-clear sign in hawaii, by the way. the kinds of cuts that we're contemplating in h.r. 12, fema will have a major impact. i also want to say before i go further that our hearts go out to the people of japan and we stand ready to assist them in any way. i think that it so important during a time like this that we have the resources to employ the best technology, cutting edge equipment, well-trained personnel to respond when these emergencies occur. and when this tragedy occurred in japan, in fact, the dedicated federal employees at the national weather service at the warning center were there to provide warning to the people of our islands. it allowed the coast guard, hawaii civil defense and other state and county officials to put into motion the state's emergency warning response plan. and this whole thing began to unfold in hawaii in the ver
of course, hawaii is the first u.s. state to be hit with the -- with the tidal wave that follows -- followed that disaster, and it's still playing out. we still haven't done the all-clear sign in hawaii, by the way. the kinds of cuts that we're contemplating in h.r. 12, fema will have a major impact. i also want to say before i go further that our hearts go out to the people of japan and we stand ready to assist them in any way. i think that it so important during a time like this that we have...
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look at what we've experienced in hawaii. for example, there's a cut, the pacific tsunami warning center has been cut. what does that mean? look at all of you who are watching the news reports and how many of you relied on those reports? it's a cut. those are jobs. those are essential jobs. not only for us in the states but throughout the pacific region. that is not how we build public confidence. that is not how we tell people we're on the right track. it isn't just cuts. we believe in cutting the deficit. that's part of like what the leader said, that's part of the agenda. that's equal with the creation of jobs. but there's a right way to do it. and we're here to say to our republican colleagues, let's do it together, let's do it the right way. we can get it done if we all pull together. but instead to simply say cut, cut, cut, it's not going to create jobs, jobs, jobs, and more importantly than that, it's not going to make the people feel good about where we're headed. thank you. >> questions? we'll take a couple. >> mr. h
look at what we've experienced in hawaii. for example, there's a cut, the pacific tsunami warning center has been cut. what does that mean? look at all of you who are watching the news reports and how many of you relied on those reports? it's a cut. those are jobs. those are essential jobs. not only for us in the states but throughout the pacific region. that is not how we build public confidence. that is not how we tell people we're on the right track. it isn't just cuts. we believe in cutting...
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he was based in hawaii, started his tour in august. the 31 year-old is survived by his pregnant wife and to europe sons. in national news was about may come down today or it may not, the senate appears likely to reject the slashing republican bill and the less ambitious democrat alternative. they're about $50 billion apart. democrats say the gop bill goes too far public gives it a democrat does not do enough. president obama is headed to boston to promote his agenda and do fund-raising he will be talking education with this grant purpose. in the agreement has been reached between hilton and its auto workers and the 18th month long labor dispute. the 40 year contract includes increase wages pension, workload limits additional vacation time and maintain health care coverage for employees. stocks are on the rise ahead of the bell hopeful sign that we may raise some of yesterday's losses on oil prices down 165. with no economic data on the agenda investors are likely to remain focused on the choruses. toyota says that global sales of its h
he was based in hawaii, started his tour in august. the 31 year-old is survived by his pregnant wife and to europe sons. in national news was about may come down today or it may not, the senate appears likely to reject the slashing republican bill and the less ambitious democrat alternative. they're about $50 billion apart. democrats say the gop bill goes too far public gives it a democrat does not do enough. president obama is headed to boston to promote his agenda and do fund-raising he will...
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of course, hawaii is the first u.s. state to be hit with the -- with the tidal wave that follows -- followed that disaster, and it's still playing out. we still haven't done the all-clear sign in hawaii, by the way. the kinds of cuts that we're contemplating in h.r. 12, fema will have a major impact. i also want to say before i go further that our hearts go out to the people of japan and we stand ready to assist them in any way. i think that it so important during a time like this that we have the resources to employ the best technology, cutting edge equipment, well-trained personnel to respond when these emergencies occur. and when this tragedy occurred in japan, in fact, the dedicated federal employees at the national weather service at the warning center were there to provide warning to the people of our islands. it allowed the coast guard, hawaii civil defense and other state and county officials to put into motion the state's emergency warning response plan. and this whole thing began to unfold in hawaii in the ver
of course, hawaii is the first u.s. state to be hit with the -- with the tidal wave that follows -- followed that disaster, and it's still playing out. we still haven't done the all-clear sign in hawaii, by the way. the kinds of cuts that we're contemplating in h.r. 12, fema will have a major impact. i also want to say before i go further that our hearts go out to the people of japan and we stand ready to assist them in any way. i think that it so important during a time like this that we have...
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. >> you know, hawaii obviously got hit hard a few years ago, but it's really come back. we're really filling our planes on all routes from the west coast. >> there will be four flights a week from oakland, three from san jose. the first flight from san jose took off yesterday. >>> former president jimmy carter is traveling to cuba today. carter and his wife were invited by the cuban government. the former president will meet with high-level cuban officials and will discuss ways to improve relations between the u.s. and cuba. the trip is considered to be a private, non-governmental mission. carter also took a trip to cuba in 2002. >> charred debris is all that remains after an apartment building exploded over the weekend. seven people are still missing, seven others were injured. an investigation is underway. >>> time now, 7:53, a search continues today for a missing for a poisonous 20-foot snake. it's an egyptian cobra. they think the snake is somewhere in the building, but as a precaution they closed down the reptile house. it's probably hiding somewhere, you can't get
. >> you know, hawaii obviously got hit hard a few years ago, but it's really come back. we're really filling our planes on all routes from the west coast. >> there will be four flights a week from oakland, three from san jose. the first flight from san jose took off yesterday. >>> former president jimmy carter is traveling to cuba today. carter and his wife were invited by the cuban government. the former president will meet with high-level cuban officials and will discuss...
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dicks: i yield two minutes to the distinguished lady from hawaii, ms. hirono, who is going to correct the record on the noaa issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from hawaii is recognized for two minutes. ms. hirono: i thank the gentleman for yielding. first of all the cuts to noaa and our weather services are contained in h.r. 1 and we have not reached agreement on h.r. 1 which is why we are doing yet another c.r. and believe me those kinds of cuts to noaa and our weather service will have an impact on our ability to implement early warning systems. some of you may not know that hawaii has already suffered millions and millions of dollars of damages as a result of the tsunami, and, yes, it does not compare at all to the tragedy that the japanese people are facing, but nonetheless thank goodness our early warning systems were in place. now, as to this c.r. i rise in opposition to this c.r. which continues the republican strategy of cutting $2 billion every week from programs that support jobs and our families. i want to focus on just one prog
dicks: i yield two minutes to the distinguished lady from hawaii, ms. hirono, who is going to correct the record on the noaa issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from hawaii is recognized for two minutes. ms. hirono: i thank the gentleman for yielding. first of all the cuts to noaa and our weather services are contained in h.r. 1 and we have not reached agreement on h.r. 1 which is why we are doing yet another c.r. and believe me those kinds of cuts to noaa and our weather service...
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. >> nevada, california, hawaii, colorado and washington have also reported small amounts of radiation from the japanese accident. >>> back here in this country, sailboat capsized in san diego bay. the boat flipped over for no apparent reason yesterday near shelter island and then sank. eight others were thrown into the water and injured. none of their injures appear to be life threatening. most of those on board were members of the same family. >>> near san francisco, the bomb squad was called in after a man was injured by an explosive hidden in a sunday newspaper. he reached for the paper yesterday morning in his driveway, then the bomb went off. it's unclear whether the attack was random or if the man was targeted. the extent of his injuries are unknown. >>> just ahead on the "morning news" on this monday, how social media sites could be giving your kids facebook depression. >>> plus, watch your step, the hunt for a poisonous snake at a world famous zoo. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> new guidelines this morning for children's problems with social media. the american academy of
. >> nevada, california, hawaii, colorado and washington have also reported small amounts of radiation from the japanese accident. >>> back here in this country, sailboat capsized in san diego bay. the boat flipped over for no apparent reason yesterday near shelter island and then sank. eight others were thrown into the water and injured. none of their injures appear to be life threatening. most of those on board were members of the same family. >>> near san francisco,...
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they could go to hawaii. they could go to california. will we be able to attract the best and the brightest right when we most needhem? in an era when the country needs this side as well as in the military side the very best talent we can find? ms.irono: and the gentlelady raises yet another -- ms. edwards: and the gentlelady raises another interesting point, not only could they go anywhere else in the united states but the world is their oyster. we know our best and brightest are not just being recruited from state to state outside of the federal work force, they're being recruited tside of the united states because we know that we have the talent he and what better place to absorb that talent in plic service than in service in the federal sector. i'm so proud, i think about the time i met a scientist a researchers, over at the national institutes of standards and technology and let me tell you what they do at nist. any piece of electronic equipment that you mht have, maybe it's in your doctor's office and it's an m.r.i. machine, or may
they could go to hawaii. they could go to california. will we be able to attract the best and the brightest right when we most needhem? in an era when the country needs this side as well as in the military side the very best talent we can find? ms.irono: and the gentlelady raises yet another -- ms. edwards: and the gentlelady raises another interesting point, not only could they go anywhere else in the united states but the world is their oyster. we know our best and brightest are not just...
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dicks: i yield two minutes to the distinguished lady from hawaii, ms. hirono, who is going to correct the record on the noaa issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from hawaii is recognized for two minutes. ms. hirono: i thank the gentleman for yielding. first of all the cuts to noaa and our weather services are contained in h.r. 1 and we have not reached agreement on h.r. 1 which is why we are doing yet another c.r. and believe me those kinds of cuts to noaa and our weather service will have an impact on our ability to implement early warning systems. some of you may not know that hawaii has already suffered millions and millions of dollars of damages as a result of the tsunami, and, yes, it does not compare at all to the tragedy that the japanese people are facing, but nonetheless thank goodness our early warning systems were in place. now, as to this c.r. i rise in opposition to this c.r. which continues the republican strategy of cutting $2 billion every week from programs that support jobs and our families. i want to focus on just one prog
dicks: i yield two minutes to the distinguished lady from hawaii, ms. hirono, who is going to correct the record on the noaa issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from hawaii is recognized for two minutes. ms. hirono: i thank the gentleman for yielding. first of all the cuts to noaa and our weather services are contained in h.r. 1 and we have not reached agreement on h.r. 1 which is why we are doing yet another c.r. and believe me those kinds of cuts to noaa and our weather service...
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we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many of our experts. furthermore, the centers for disease control and prevention and public health experts cannot recommend that people and the united states take precautionary members -- measures beyond stay informed. going forward, we will continue to keep the american people fully updated, because i believe you must know what i know as present. host: here is a photograph from "the new york times" this morning. it depicts the earthquake and tsunami survivors leaving home, carrying their belongings, retrieved from damaged houses in miyagi prefecture in northern japan. in this photo, appearing in some and places, of this grieving man by his house with his mother buried in the rubble. below it, writing about something called black swans, unlikely event with unparalleled dangers. in our last segment, we will talk about the fault lines in the united states, how we record alert people. our last segme
we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many of our experts. furthermore, the centers for disease control and prevention and public health experts cannot recommend that people and the united states take precautionary members -- measures beyond stay informed. going forward, we will continue to keep the american people fully updated, because i believe you...
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we are waiting in hawaii right now. it's the prediction of tsunami of 6.5 feet would be reaching the shores at 3:07 eastern time which is 3:07 hawaii time which is 8:07 right around now and we're waiting for the impact of the waves. it's suggested that the national weather service the alarm started sounding overnight for the people in the coastal zones and it looks like the largest wave will be 2 meters more than 6 feet. 6 feet and all residents in the tsunami inundation zone. we're waiting for this big earthquake result of the tsunami to hit u.s. shores momentarily. and we'll keep you posted as the news comes out of there. port huron, michigan, we have about 10 minutes as we talk about the budget tsunami. i'll mix my metaphors. henry is a democrat and henry you are on the air. go ahead, please >> caller: kevin, i'd like for, if you really are serious about doing something about the budget, first of all, i'd like for you to take some leadership and introduce a bill that would, of course, cut or make sure that that congr
we are waiting in hawaii right now. it's the prediction of tsunami of 6.5 feet would be reaching the shores at 3:07 eastern time which is 3:07 hawaii time which is 8:07 right around now and we're waiting for the impact of the waves. it's suggested that the national weather service the alarm started sounding overnight for the people in the coastal zones and it looks like the largest wave will be 2 meters more than 6 feet. 6 feet and all residents in the tsunami inundation zone. we're waiting for...
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. >> we're going to see moisture coming in off of hawaii aiming in across the north bay. if you have to pick one of the two weekend mornings to get out and do your run, today is going to be your day. dry right now. we do see some of that moisture trying to come in, most of it overnightfalling around lake county up towards mendocino county. you can see the clouds underneath the today in the bay logo in the screen there is the tropical moisture. most of the intense rain is going to stay to our north. as we start today off certainly. you'll notice the clouds filling in. mid to upper 60s around san jose. eventually toward this evening is when the rain is going to come through. tomorrow, a wet start to your sunday morning. warmer and a mainly dry forecast as we pass the beginning of the workweek. chris? >> thank you very much. new this morning, a big rig carrying propane is causing problems on the roadways this morning for people heading up to sierra. the big rig crashed into power lines on westbound highway 80 in sacramento. officers say that none of the propane appears to be
. >> we're going to see moisture coming in off of hawaii aiming in across the north bay. if you have to pick one of the two weekend mornings to get out and do your run, today is going to be your day. dry right now. we do see some of that moisture trying to come in, most of it overnightfalling around lake county up towards mendocino county. you can see the clouds underneath the today in the bay logo in the screen there is the tropical moisture. most of the intense rain is going to stay to...
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like the rest of the country hawaii has a foreclosure crisis. we rank 10th in the nation in the rate of foreclosures. the 19.6 million n.s.b. funding is helping our communities in the greatest need throughout my state. the city and county of honolulu will use these funds to redevelop i he have a can't properties and build two affordable rental housing projects. in hawaii county an affordable rental housing project will be built on vacant property. in the counties of maui and kauai, funds will be used to buy and rehabilitate abandoned other foreclosed homes. they can see this is money that is not represented as wasteful. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. -- the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from texas continues to reserve. mr. sessions: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: thank you. it's my honor to dwreeled 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for 1 1/
like the rest of the country hawaii has a foreclosure crisis. we rank 10th in the nation in the rate of foreclosures. the 19.6 million n.s.b. funding is helping our communities in the greatest need throughout my state. the city and county of honolulu will use these funds to redevelop i he have a can't properties and build two affordable rental housing projects. in hawaii county an affordable rental housing project will be built on vacant property. in the counties of maui and kauai, funds will...
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it was the hawaii chair. >> oh, my gosh. what is that? >> yeah. it was an exercise -- it blew my wig off. becky worley is back, putting the latest fitness equipment to the test. >> that was a workout? >> believe me, it was. look at becky now. she is back with the latest gizmos. we see them all the time. and they promise all these great results. keep working, becky. so, she puts them to the test. >> of course, you're going to get a good workout there. you can't sit still. >>> and cameron mathison is here, getting schooled by some of the youngest chefs in the country. 9-year-old twins. and they have the key to getting your kids to eat healthy, as well. >>> and first, we're going to pick up on the story coming out of "the bachelor." brad finally screws up the courage to ask emily. but she says she's not quite ready. >> yeah. her hesitation is turning her into a likely heroine online. she has an incredible back story, that you have to hear about. but also, her take-charge attitude, juju. women are going, girl power. >> the fans love her. there's break
it was the hawaii chair. >> oh, my gosh. what is that? >> yeah. it was an exercise -- it blew my wig off. becky worley is back, putting the latest fitness equipment to the test. >> that was a workout? >> believe me, it was. look at becky now. she is back with the latest gizmos. we see them all the time. and they promise all these great results. keep working, becky. so, she puts them to the test. >> of course, you're going to get a good workout there. you can't sit...
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we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many of our experts. furthermore, the centers for disease control and prevention and public health experts cannot recommend that people and the united states take precautionary members -- measures beyond stay informed. going forward, we will continue to keep the american people fully updated, because i believe you must know what i know as present. host: here is a photograph from "the new york times" this morning. it depicts the earthquake and tsunami survivors leaving home, carrying their belongings, retrieved from damaged houses in miyagi prefecture in northern japan. in this photo, appearing in some and places, of this grieving man by his house with his mother buried in the rubble. below it, writing about something called black swans, unlikely event with unparalleled dangers. in our last segment, we will talk about the fault lines in the united states, how we record alert people. our last segme
we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of our nuclear regulatory commission and many of our experts. furthermore, the centers for disease control and prevention and public health experts cannot recommend that people and the united states take precautionary members -- measures beyond stay informed. going forward, we will continue to keep the american people fully updated, because i believe you...
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the waves are beginning to reach the coastline in hawaii. it is scheduled to do so right now as we are speaking. if you were just treated to us that oregon coastal areas are being evaluated. this.r is great ofor i want to talk about foreign aid spending. let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program when i was the chair and ranking member, we worked together in a bipartisan way to make sure there was oversight. we are sending billions of dollars to afghanistan, billions of dollars to pakistan. the total budget is only 1%. i got a deep, black. about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afgh
the waves are beginning to reach the coastline in hawaii. it is scheduled to do so right now as we are speaking. if you were just treated to us that oregon coastal areas are being evaluated. this.r is great ofor i want to talk about foreign aid spending. let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our...
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speaker, we yield two minutes to the gentlelady from hawaii, ms. hirono. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from hawaii is recognized for two minutes. ms. hirono: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong opposition to this bill to extend the failed private school voucher program in washington, d.c. in this time of budget strife and cutbacks for public school districts all across the country, this is the wrong time to take federal money away from public schools and give it to private schools. we're not evaluating -- i want to see the research on what works. despite claims that the d.c. voucher system would improve the academic achievement of d.c. students, multiple connolly mandated department of education studies have concluded that the program has not improved these students' academic achievements in reading or math. further, the studies found the larger program to have no effect on student satisfaction, engagement, motivation or students' feelings of security. the studies found no significant impact on students' career aspirations, participati
speaker, we yield two minutes to the gentlelady from hawaii, ms. hirono. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from hawaii is recognized for two minutes. ms. hirono: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong opposition to this bill to extend the failed private school voucher program in washington, d.c. in this time of budget strife and cutbacks for public school districts all across the country, this is the wrong time to take federal money away from public schools and give it to private...
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we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska are u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of our regulatory commission and many other experts. the centers for disease control and prevention and public health experts to not recommend that people in the united states to take precautionary measures beyond staying informed. we will continue to keep the american people fully updated. i believe that you must know what i know as president. at home, nuclear power is an important part of our future. our nuclear power are under an exhaustive study. it has been declared safe for any number of contingencies. we have immense possibility -- a responsibility for the security of our people. there as seen in to do a comprehensive review of the safety of our nuclear plants. it has unfolded in japan. we are working aggressively to support and japanese allies at this time. search and rescue teams are on the ground to help the recovery act. we are working to confront the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. the u.s. military which has helped
we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska are u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of our regulatory commission and many other experts. the centers for disease control and prevention and public health experts to not recommend that people in the united states to take precautionary measures beyond staying informed. we will continue to keep the american people fully updated. i believe that you must know what i know as president. at home,...
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the waves are beginning to reach the coastline in hawaii. it is scheduled to do so right now as we are speaking. if you were just treated to us that oregon coastal areas are being evaluated. this.r is great ofor i want to talk about foreign aid spending. let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program when i was the chair and ranking member, we worked together in a bipartisan way to make sure there was oversight. we are sending billions of dollars to afghanistan, billions of dollars to pakistan. the total budget is only 1%. i got a deep, black. about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afgh
the waves are beginning to reach the coastline in hawaii. it is scheduled to do so right now as we are speaking. if you were just treated to us that oregon coastal areas are being evaluated. this.r is great ofor i want to talk about foreign aid spending. let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our...
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hawaii thank you for having the courage, you and the group that stood up some years ago and said we are not going forward unless we have a commission to deal with this. it would not have happened without you. the key for meeting this morning, and thank you for your kind words. i also want to thank senator durbin for having the courage to support what is a politically very difficult plan to support. i want to thank senators warner for your work in trying it to turn what is a 67-page plan in plain english to a legislative language and bring together a bipartisan group to make this happen. i am not going to use any notes today. i am just going to talk to you. i am really concerned. i think we face the most predictable, economic crisis in history. a lot of the sitting in this room did not see this last crisis as it came upon us. this one is really easy to see. the fiscal plan we are on today is simply not sustainable. this debt ended these deficits that we are incurring on an annual basis are like a cancer. they are truly going to destroy this country from within unless we have the common s
hawaii thank you for having the courage, you and the group that stood up some years ago and said we are not going forward unless we have a commission to deal with this. it would not have happened without you. the key for meeting this morning, and thank you for your kind words. i also want to thank senator durbin for having the courage to support what is a politically very difficult plan to support. i want to thank senators warner for your work in trying it to turn what is a 67-page plan in...
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do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the united states, whether it is the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. let me repeat that -- we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, where u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of bar nuclear regulatory commission and many other experts. furthermore, the centers for disease control and prevention and public-health experts do not recommend people in the united states take precautionary measures beyond staying informed. we will continue to keep the american people fully updated. i believe that you must know what i know as president. if you are at home, nuclear power is also an important part of our own energy in future along with the wind, solar, natural gas, and clean coal. our nuclear power plants have undergone studies and been declared safe. when we see a crisis like the one in japan, we had a responsibility to learn from this event and to draw from those lessons to ensure the safety and security of our people. that is why i have asked the nuclear
do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the united states, whether it is the west coast, hawaii, alaska, or u.s. territories in the pacific. let me repeat that -- we do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the west coast, hawaii, alaska, where u.s. territories in the pacific. that is the judgment of bar nuclear regulatory commission and many other experts. furthermore, the centers for disease control and prevention and public-health experts do not recommend people in the...
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very small amounts of radiation from the nuclear disaster in japan have now been detected in hawaii, nevada, california, colorado and washington state but scientists say the radiation is in such small amounts that it poses no health threat. a quarter million demonstrators marched through london rallying against deep cuts in britain's public spending. violence broke out between police and a break-away group of demonstrators late last night. but overall the protest was peaceful. geraldine ferraro, the former new york congresswoman who became the first female vice presidential nominee on a major party ticket, died yesterday in boston. she was being treated for blood cancer. ferraro was 75. she ran with walter mondale on the 1984 democratic ticket and was defeated by ronald reagan and his vice presidential candidate george bush the elder. in ncaa basketball march madness lived up to its name last night. as connecticut held off arizona in a frantic finish to win 65-63. and the clock still hasn't struck midnight for butler, one of the cinderella teams of the tournament, as they were last y
very small amounts of radiation from the nuclear disaster in japan have now been detected in hawaii, nevada, california, colorado and washington state but scientists say the radiation is in such small amounts that it poses no health threat. a quarter million demonstrators marched through london rallying against deep cuts in britain's public spending. violence broke out between police and a break-away group of demonstrators late last night. but overall the protest was peaceful. geraldine...
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the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. inouye: madam president, i rise to discuss house joint resolution 48, a short-term continuing resolution designed to keep the government open through april 8. if the senate passes the resolution, it will be the sixth -- and i repeat -- sixth short-term c.r. this year. with its passage, we'll be more than halfway through the fiscal year and we're still operating without a budget. h.j. res. 48 would fund the government for an additional three weeks and would reduce the rate of operations for the federal government by an additional $6 billion. if adopted, we would be operating the government at a rate that is $51 billion below the amount requested by the administration for this fiscal year. at this level our spending on security programs will be $30 billion below the president's request and $21 billion lower on domestic spending. madam president, i would also point out to my colleagues that this is $31 billion below the so-called level which every member of the republican caucus voted fo
the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. inouye: madam president, i rise to discuss house joint resolution 48, a short-term continuing resolution designed to keep the government open through april 8. if the senate passes the resolution, it will be the sixth -- and i repeat -- sixth short-term c.r. this year. with its passage, we'll be more than halfway through the fiscal year and we're still operating without a budget. h.j. res. 48 would fund the government for an additional three...
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after that tsunami hit hawaii on friday, the cost estimates there have jumped into the tens of millions of dollars. that includes damage to homes, businesses, hotels, and boats. >>> it was once touted as strong competition for apple's ipod. it now appears microsoft's zune is done. it says it is not offering a new version of that device. instead they'll put the zune software and other microsoft platforms. it was introduced five years ago. >>> the rock 'n' roll hall of fame adds eight new members. that includes alice cooper, who performed a medley of his hits last night here in new york at the waldorf astoria. other members include neil diamond. yeah, erica likes that. leon russell, tom waist, dr. john and darlene love. they were joined for last night's finale on stage. ♪ ♪ the do run run ♪ the do run run >>> it is five minutes past the hour coming up on six minutes past the hour. we're going to check in with katie couric with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. a look at the warning systems for earthquakes and tsunamis along the west coast. how quickly would
after that tsunami hit hawaii on friday, the cost estimates there have jumped into the tens of millions of dollars. that includes damage to homes, businesses, hotels, and boats. >>> it was once touted as strong competition for apple's ipod. it now appears microsoft's zune is done. it says it is not offering a new version of that device. instead they'll put the zune software and other microsoft platforms. it was introduced five years ago. >>> the rock 'n' roll hall of fame adds...
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., hawaii, or any other territory. the steps they're taking are consistent with the steps we would take care in the united states. we advise americans in japan to listen to and follow instructions by the japanese government with regard to their nuclear facilities. the agency has been providing technical assistance to the japanese government as they are requesting and, in particular, we have dispatched two technical experts to japan and continuing to assemble a team of experts that would be dispatched in the near future. dan? >> thank you, mr. chairman. we have been working closely with our colleagues without the interagency -- throughout the department of energy. i just spoke with secretary chu and we have spoken continuously throughout the weekend. we have had frequent meetings in person and frequent meetings of the telephone as we're trying to respond to all of the data we're taking in. we have been in close continuous consultation with the ambassador and hats off to him that he and the team has been doing as they co
., hawaii, or any other territory. the steps they're taking are consistent with the steps we would take care in the united states. we advise americans in japan to listen to and follow instructions by the japanese government with regard to their nuclear facilities. the agency has been providing technical assistance to the japanese government as they are requesting and, in particular, we have dispatched two technical experts to japan and continuing to assemble a team of experts that would be...
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for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii rise? hire i had i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. hirono: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we've got to get a hold of reality. we've got to ask, what is it that we're doing when we're not able to come to a c.r.? ms. hanabusa: look at what we're telling the people and worse than anything else, we are dereceiving the main purpose for which we're here. we're here to build public confidence. we're here to make people feel good that we know what we're doing and that there is a bright future for all of them. instead, instead the majority is proposing yet another series of budget cuts. and cuts, yes, we must get our budget under control. but we must do it smartly. and somehow that message isn't getting through. two economists said that the cuts are short-sighted, budget cuts to human capital, our infrastructure, the next generation of scientific and technological
for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii rise? hire i had i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. hirono: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we've got to get a hold of reality. we've got to ask, what is it that we're doing when we're not able to come to a c.r.? ms. hanabusa: look at what we're telling the people and worse than anything else, we are dereceiving...
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. >> hawaii, popular destination. >> right. also not cheap. a house in hilo for $40 a night. so it's out there. >> okay. you just have to shop around and be smart about it. >> that's it. >> vacationers we have a list of ten places. start with number ten. >> ft. lauderdale, not a big surprise. san francisco, myrtle beach, south padre in texas, beautiful place. las vegas, panama city, provincetown, manhattan, miami, and people who want to visit mickey, orlando. >> a lot of people renting out their apartments. it follows the same suit. >> what about how do you go about doing this? do you want to go to a real estate agent? do you go directly to the source? >> go directly to the source. homeaway.com. bottom line, get down to definition of terms. how many does it sleep? that doesn't count. ask how many beds. otherwise, you're turning into a refugee center. you have to have enough beds to handle everybody. and when was the last time the promotion photos were taking. what does a bedroom constitute, a kitchen constitutes. i want to know if i can live in this place. is the down payment
. >> hawaii, popular destination. >> right. also not cheap. a house in hilo for $40 a night. so it's out there. >> okay. you just have to shop around and be smart about it. >> that's it. >> vacationers we have a list of ten places. start with number ten. >> ft. lauderdale, not a big surprise. san francisco, myrtle beach, south padre in texas, beautiful place. las vegas, panama city, provincetown, manhattan, miami, and people who want to visit mickey, orlando....
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fugate cannot join us today given he must remain at the fema headquarters to monitor the developments in hawaii, alaska and the west coast and the pacific territories and to coordinate possible federal assistance to state and local governments. we understand his responsibilities and we hope that we'll meet with the administrator within the next few weeks. with that, we are going to have opening statements and i will start and welcome today's hearing. where we will examine legislative proposals to reform the national flood insurance program or nfip. it is critical that well in advance of nfip's september 30th expiration date, congress begin a dialogue and shape a reformed measure. millions of homeowners and businesses in illinois and across the country, not to mention our recovering housing market can ill afford the turmoil by program labs which occurred during the previous congress. that said to the credit of my colleague, ms. waters, the former subcommittee chair, much progress was made on fip reform legislation, some of which is included in the draft bill under consideration today. there's no
fugate cannot join us today given he must remain at the fema headquarters to monitor the developments in hawaii, alaska and the west coast and the pacific territories and to coordinate possible federal assistance to state and local governments. we understand his responsibilities and we hope that we'll meet with the administrator within the next few weeks. with that, we are going to have opening statements and i will start and welcome today's hearing. where we will examine legislative proposals...
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> president obama says he's been assured that the radiation being released in japan will not affect hawaii or the west coast. during an interview yesterday mr. obama said nuclear power is an important source of energy in this country, and he says that all nuclear plants in the u.s. are closely monitored. >> nothing is completely failsafe. nothing is completely foolproof. and so, each time these kind of events happen i think it's very important for us to examine how we can further improve the safety and performance of these plants. >> 20% of america's electricity is provided by nuclear power plants. >>> the civil unrest in the middle east has spread to syria for the second day in a row, anti-government protesters took to the streets of damascus. this youtube video was taken yesterday. security forces clashed with a larger crowd that had gathered today. >>> in libya moammar gadhafi rallied supporters today and taunted western countries backing the imposition of a no-fly zone. gadhafi's son says the rebels will be defeated there just 48 hours. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton visited th
> president obama says he's been assured that the radiation being released in japan will not affect hawaii or the west coast. during an interview yesterday mr. obama said nuclear power is an important source of energy in this country, and he says that all nuclear plants in the u.s. are closely monitored. >> nothing is completely failsafe. nothing is completely foolproof. and so, each time these kind of events happen i think it's very important for us to examine how we can further...
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it ran for four months off of hawaii and produced the exact amount of energy that had been calculated. that energy in can be years with water that is produced to generate oxygen and hydrogen in can been combined with cold and can be converted from coal to ethanol without innovating one molecule for carbon dioxide in producing the ethanol cheaper than any other process. host: think you for the call. guest: was a call for using ethanol is a fuel additive in the 90's in order to reduce the burning of fuel. the production technology back then ended up breaking and contaminating ground water. groundwater is one half of all americans rely on for drinking water. it has a future of reconfigured out a way to make it in the way that does not contaminate groundwater. host: more generally, but on our twitter, "mr. weiss, do know how my small towns are using windmills for their electricity ?" guest: i do not have a number of communities, but it is the fastest growing type of electricity. in the last two years, we had enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes. i think a real intere
it ran for four months off of hawaii and produced the exact amount of energy that had been calculated. that energy in can be years with water that is produced to generate oxygen and hydrogen in can been combined with cold and can be converted from coal to ethanol without innovating one molecule for carbon dioxide in producing the ethanol cheaper than any other process. host: think you for the call. guest: was a call for using ethanol is a fuel additive in the 90's in order to reduce the burning...
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cannot get across the ocean at levels that will really affect people in the united states, even in hawaii and alaska. that is something the president in his first press conference made sure to include in the first statement. he talked to the folks in the scientific community. they do not believe that this time the radiation can get across the ocean. host: another article from "the washington post" last week. they're not reporting equipment defects according to the nuclear regulatory inspector general. can you update us on that? guest: people have gone back through all of the nuclear regulatory reports. it may be something people don't pay attention to last month. they're now on digging through all the reports on their website or that have come out in the public realm. another one i saw was about a nuclear plant in south carolina. the nuclear regulatory commission assigned to plant an overall rating of "degraded cornerstone." it meant the performance was a " not satisfactory and we expect improvement in the next year." this report came out back in 2010.
cannot get across the ocean at levels that will really affect people in the united states, even in hawaii and alaska. that is something the president in his first press conference made sure to include in the first statement. he talked to the folks in the scientific community. they do not believe that this time the radiation can get across the ocean. host: another article from "the washington post" last week. they're not reporting equipment defects according to the nuclear regulatory...
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it would take seven days to get to anchorage, eight days to get to hawaii 10 days to get to l.a. let's go to peter for from japan. good day to you, peter. guest: it is nighttime now. host: what is the latest you are reporting on? guest: is continuing uncertainty, concern about the nuclear plants because the news today has not been good, as your other guest said. this is an hour-by-hour crisis, changing all the time. today for a while, workers trying to cool the reactor with radiation levels too high to be on site. they will go back later. by helicopter, they're trying to pour water down into one of the reactors but they were unable to proceed because of the radiation level. now what they're trying to do is get in and spray water with a water cannon to try to cool the rods that are in danger of overheating in the reactors. it is frankly very difficult to know what is going on, not just as a member of the jet made public. even the people in charge of the plan are not sure of what is going on because monitoring equipment is not necessarily in attacked anymore. they are doing the bes
it would take seven days to get to anchorage, eight days to get to hawaii 10 days to get to l.a. let's go to peter for from japan. good day to you, peter. guest: it is nighttime now. host: what is the latest you are reporting on? guest: is continuing uncertainty, concern about the nuclear plants because the news today has not been good, as your other guest said. this is an hour-by-hour crisis, changing all the time. today for a while, workers trying to cool the reactor with radiation levels too...
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you're not going to have harmful radiation reach hawaii? >> based on the distances involved, it is very unlikely there would be harmful impact. >> the gentleman worry about -- do you gentlemen worry about running away from nuclear energy in this country? >> we place a safety paramount when it comes to regulation in nuclear power plants, and we always will. we have to have an energy policy and a direction that is driven by an overall assessment of our country's best interest. in that respect, we're going to continue to diversify our energy supply, which are going to continue to make sure that each of those sources is as safe as possible, and we will continue to take all their earnings into account as we proceed from episode that happened, from hypotheticals we come up with. there is nothing new about that. development of our safety resources to make sure they are done continuously and safely -- each event is taken into account. we do not change from day to day our overall approach. >> nuclear is a key component in your interest in diversific
you're not going to have harmful radiation reach hawaii? >> based on the distances involved, it is very unlikely there would be harmful impact. >> the gentleman worry about -- do you gentlemen worry about running away from nuclear energy in this country? >> we place a safety paramount when it comes to regulation in nuclear power plants, and we always will. we have to have an energy policy and a direction that is driven by an overall assessment of our country's best interest....
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii rise? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we know that the economy is getting better. we know that job numbers are getting better, but we are still not there. we still have not addressed the cries of the people of this great nation. and by do know that essential to addressing the cries is the sense of public confidence and tied to that public confidence is something that's essential to everyone and that is feeling safe in your homes. being able to provide for your families. and that is what two bills are about to address in this legislative body. two bills that should not pass. that attempts to defund two major programs that address what the people want and what the people need. one is the federal housing administration's refinance program and the other is the emergency homeowner loan program. that's what people -- for people who are without jobs through no fault of their own. either through unemployment or simpl
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from hawaii rise? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we know that the economy is getting better. we know that job numbers are getting better, but we are still not there. we still have not addressed the cries of the people of this great nation. and by do know that essential to addressing the cries is the sense of public confidence and tied to that public...
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i grew up in hawaii where i was very familiar with japanese culture. that just makes our concerns that much more acute. i am very confident that, obviously, that the japanese people are so resource all. japan is such a powerful economy. and such an advanced economy technologically that that will successfully lead them. they had experience dealing with natural disasters. japan will come back stronger than ever. all right? thank you, gentlemen. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, opponents of muammar gaddafi rule it call on the international community to recognize their transitional government. the head of the un appoints a special envoy to libya, and the u.s. house debates ending a home mortgage assistance program. and tomorrow's "washington journal," we will discuss public transportation with american public transportation association president william millar. frank gaffney talks about the u.s. response to the war in libya. washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m.
i grew up in hawaii where i was very familiar with japanese culture. that just makes our concerns that much more acute. i am very confident that, obviously, that the japanese people are so resource all. japan is such a powerful economy. and such an advanced economy technologically that that will successfully lead them. they had experience dealing with natural disasters. japan will come back stronger than ever. all right? thank you, gentlemen. [captioning performed by national captioning...
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the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. a senator: i suggest the rescission of the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inouye: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. inouye: today, our nation faces a very difficult political landscape when it comes to addressing the major challenges to our country, such as unemployment and the deficit. the american public is demanding that the house and senate work with the president to address these concerns. i believe the american people's understandable and growing concern over the national debt is shared by every member of this body, but in order for the congress to address our fiscal crisis, we must fix our broken budget process. today with fiscal year 2011 nearly halfway, as a result of the congress' inability to finish its work, the federal government is still operating on stop-gap funding designed to avert a government shutdown. and, madam president, this is no way to govern. continuing resolutions make it difficult for federal
the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. a senator: i suggest the rescission of the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inouye: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. inouye: today, our nation faces a very difficult political landscape when it comes to addressing the major challenges to our country, such as unemployment and the deficit. the american public is demanding that the house and senate work with the president to address...
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the following states are involved in challenges federal courts, including oregon, hawaii, arizona, montana, minnesota, florida, maine, wisconsin, washington, and others, as well as local jurisdictions like the city of the san diego and the federal government itself and through the fec. the subject of these suits include disclosure of the soldiers, contribution limits, how to regulate disclosure -- disclosure threshold, contribution limits, how to regulate disclosure, the level of disclosure required, traditional campaign restrictions on how our panel today will discuss the current status of campaign disclosure law, including the entities in the electoral arena, such as pac's, not profits, 527 organizations, at the different state and federal roles of each. will discuss the recent decisions, including the citizens united, and address the disclosure law -- that have addressed the disclosure laws in context. we are very lucky to have two experts in this field to share views with us today. allison a word is vice president of policy at the center -- alison a word is a vice president of policy a
the following states are involved in challenges federal courts, including oregon, hawaii, arizona, montana, minnesota, florida, maine, wisconsin, washington, and others, as well as local jurisdictions like the city of the san diego and the federal government itself and through the fec. the subject of these suits include disclosure of the soldiers, contribution limits, how to regulate disclosure -- disclosure threshold, contribution limits, how to regulate disclosure, the level of disclosure...
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it is connected to the c2bmc in hawaii, and as said before, our ship, especially our surveillance capability in the sea of japan is shown here. this is our initial capability. it shows one layer of defense in the three charts i've just shown. next chart. when we moved to 2015, our aim is to go from an initial capability to a robust capability. again, how do you define "robust?" there's not a clear definition, and i'll state what the agency adopted and in concert with the ballistic missile defense review conducted last year was one interpretation of robust, and it's ours is that when a missile's launched at you, you have opportunities to shoot it with multiple systems, independent technologies engaging that are integrated together through a center network again taking multiple views using multiple freak sighs so that -- frequencies to that is makes it very resilient capability, and by 2015 with the introduction of the sm32a, you can also see the introduction on the east coast of the united states, ipx data terminal, the communications system to gbi allowing us additional updates to gbi coming
it is connected to the c2bmc in hawaii, and as said before, our ship, especially our surveillance capability in the sea of japan is shown here. this is our initial capability. it shows one layer of defense in the three charts i've just shown. next chart. when we moved to 2015, our aim is to go from an initial capability to a robust capability. again, how do you define "robust?" there's not a clear definition, and i'll state what the agency adopted and in concert with the ballistic...
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and high surf advisories in hawaii. that's what's going on around >>> good morning to you. well, the wind are certainly picking up ahead of a very strong front already spreading rain across the bay area. that rain will intensify as we head through this afternoon. and you can see what else is on the way, lightning strikes coming down just offshore between eureka and ukiah. this core is sliding to the south, so we expect thunderstorms in our area this afternoon as well. temperatures today will only be in the 50s. grab the jacket, umbrella and travel cautiously. >> al, thank you very much. tributes are pouring in from all around the world for hollywood icon elizabeth taylor. she died on wednesday from congestive heart failure at the age of 79. nbc's miguel almaguer is in hollywood with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. elizabeth taylor was given a star on the hollywood walk of fame back in 1960. a legacy cemented in history. ♪ i can't lie >> reporter: she was one of hollywood's biggest stars. ♪ >> reporter: remembered wednesday night by another ic
and high surf advisories in hawaii. that's what's going on around >>> good morning to you. well, the wind are certainly picking up ahead of a very strong front already spreading rain across the bay area. that rain will intensify as we head through this afternoon. and you can see what else is on the way, lightning strikes coming down just offshore between eureka and ukiah. this core is sliding to the south, so we expect thunderstorms in our area this afternoon as well. temperatures...
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we always think about the west coast of the united states, hawaii, and alaska as places more prone to it. but there are hot spots here. one is an area around missouri and another is around charleston. talk about those. guest: one thing we emphasize is that earthquakes are a national housing. they are concentrated in the west, but some of the most significant hazards can be found in the central and eastern u.s. rhe hot spot in the lowes mississippi valley is in the seceded zone to the wabash zone. at last had a major series of ruptures in 1811 and 1812. we are coming up on the bicentennial of those earthquakes. the hot spot that you see reflects another historic earthquake in 1886. it may have been a magnitude 6 or 7 in charleston. we do not think of the central u.s. as earthquake country, but it definitely is. host: we will put telephone numbers on the screens to take your calls. we will also take twitter and female comments. 75 million americans in 39 states face significant risk of seismic activity. 26 urban areas are at risk of significant seismic activity. the estimate of $5 billi
we always think about the west coast of the united states, hawaii, and alaska as places more prone to it. but there are hot spots here. one is an area around missouri and another is around charleston. talk about those. guest: one thing we emphasize is that earthquakes are a national housing. they are concentrated in the west, but some of the most significant hazards can be found in the central and eastern u.s. rhe hot spot in the lowes mississippi valley is in the seceded zone to the wabash...